Need for Belgian Aid Grows as Germany Assents to Relief
London July 1 A J Hemphill, treasurer of the relief commission for Belgium, reports American relief reaching Belgium and northern France. He notes Germany’s split opinion on continuing aid, the vast monthly relief of about $6 million, and extensive distribution from Brussels to Antwerp and beyond, including clothing from the United States and a milk plan for 600,000 hungry children.
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London
J Hemphill
New York
Commlssion For Relief
Belgium
France
Hemphi
Berlin
Menaid ‘Y
Er Mane
Thay
Antwerp
Brussel
Entel
German War Casualties Given in Official German Reports
London July 15 German losses from the start of the war through June end total 3 012 637 according to German lists. The official statement notes the figures cover all German nationals and exclude naval casualties and colonial troops. The numbers are not estimates by the British but are major casualties announced in German official texts.
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London
Kaiser honors airman for valor near Arras
A German report from Berlin notes Lieutenant Mulser shot down a British airship over Miraumont and an enemy aeroplane southeast of Arras. The Emperor awarded the Order Pour le Mérite for the feat. Anti aircraft guns and artillery also claimed two enemy planes southwest of Arras during the aerial clash.
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Berlin
Fur Ways
Miraumont
Lient
Renewed Belgian Army Grows Stronger in Training and Aid
Paris July 14 reports the Belgian army, rebuilt since October 1914, is larger and better equipped than at the war’s outbreak. French help and British Red Cross aid have provided camps, clothing, depots, and hospitals in Normandy and surrounding areas. Military schools and training centers for artillery and machine guns have been opened to prepare men of various ranks for front service.
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Albert
Antwerp
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Tven
Ient
de Sellers de Miranville
Munkirk
Normandy
Occasn
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Rouen
Red Cross
Cau Pnnd
Resta A Hed
Baniza
Ttia
Royal Army Medical Corps
Ataf
Dutch Foil American’s Food Run Into Germany Seized
Berlin reports a traveler describes attempts to smuggle food from Holland into Germany amid wartime controls. He details packing rice beans bacon and olive oil hidden in bags clothing and seats, facing Dutch and German officials who confiscate supplies except olive oil. The account notes strict neutrality claims and wartime border enforcement.
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Germany
Berlin
Holland
America
Treasury Department
Washington
Oldenaaal
Red Rosa Arrestment Shocks Berlin as Strike Rises
Amsterdam reports Rosa Luxemburg principal editor of Vorwaerts arrested at her Berlin home on Monday and no reason given. Tribune notes 65 000 munition workers and factory and Johannisthal aerodrome strike in protest of Dr Karl Liebknecht prison sentence. Criminal cases linked to treason charges from Internationals article. Red Row sentenced in 1914 for accusing German officers of abusing soldiers.
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Amsterdam
Rosa Luxemburg
Berlin
Vorwaerts
Liapsiger Volkszeitung
Thqs
Tribune
Johannisthal
Centenos
Karl Lisbknecht
Ross Lunembure
Red Row
French Budget Fight Pushes New Direct Tax Plan
Paris June 7 The budget committee of the chamber debates minister Ribot's war funding plan urging thrift and public sacrifice. It opposes doubling direct taxes and favors a limited income tax while warning lavish spending weakens the nation. The Radicals push for radical reform and a broader income levy.
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Paris
Chamber of Deputies
Rai
Joseph Calllaux
Senate
Ribot
Life Terms for Japanese Plotters
Tokyo reports Fukude and Ehimomura, key plot leaders, sentenced to penal servitude for plans to assassinate Premier Okuma. Madrid notes Spain raises its Buenos Aires legation to full rank as an emissary.
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Tokyo
Fukude
Ehimo- Mura
Okuma
Argentina
Madrid
Para
Buenos Airea
Argemcima
War Council Among Russian Leaders and Military Honors
The article describes a gathering at the czar’s headquarters with generals Brussilot, Kuropatkin, Chouvalel, and figures Michailovitch, noting Brusiloff’s rising prominence on the southern front and the czar’s role as chief commander. It also discusses a proposed new practice of awarding a general medal alongside the Victoria Crown for trench deeds, emphasizing the varied contributions of infantry, artillery, engineers, and transport troops. London summer crowds shift as German fleet activity disrupts seaside resort business.
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Rusata
Thera
AN Hasji
Cmar
Prince Bluecher Dead In Berlin Horseman Fall
Prince Isichardt Bluecher von Wahlstatt, a Waterloo era figure and grandson of the famous Prince Bluecher, died after a fall from his horse near Breslau. He long resided in England before war years, and in 1889 the Prussian house of Lords declared he had forfeited his seat.
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Berlin
Prince Isichardt Bluecher von
Wahlstatt
Prince Bluecher
Waterloo
Breslau
Marshal Forward
England
House of Lords
Americans Rush to File Retirement Applications in Philippines
Manila June 15. AP correspon dence reports a flood of retirement filings by American civil service clerks in the insular government. Eligibility requires six years service with payments in three installments equal to two thirds of the final salary. Applications must reach the governor general by month end and favorable action depends on the employee’s chief and the governor general, with priority given to those whose departure would not cripple operations.
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Philippines
Manila
Associated Press
Beneft
Americans Fight with Canadian Units on British Front
American citizens aid Canadian battalions at the British front in France, facing heavy shellfire and muddy trenches. Some enlisted from Canada, others crossed the border for duty. Officers and privates alike share tales of courage, injury, and the fear of telling loved ones back home.
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France
Hetter
Appomattox
Canada
Qat West
West
Spokaneair
Manitoba
King Duy Tan of Annam Dethroned in Revolt
A July 16 report from Duy Tan, aged 16, king of Annam, French protectorate, was dethroned after a revolt by Annamites at Quang Tri. He is said to be arrested near Hua He and replaced by Prince Bun Dao who had just been crowned. The governor-general of French Indochina ordered the deposition amid multiple uprisings and martial law across the region.
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Irgis
Sxpendi
Germany
Dudget Committee
Bibot
Parta
Duy Tan
Annam
China Sea
Quang “@ai
Shanghai
Indo- China
Kingdom of
Quang Nai
Indo China
France
London
Foch
the Homma
French General Fo ch Praises Allied Breakthroughat Somme Front
From a British camp in France reports say General Foch expressed satisfaction with rapid French action at the Somme, describing a four mile_depth advance toward Peronne. Observers noted massive artillery movement, prisoner numbers, and French gains alongside British support in a coordinated offensive.
Gen Smuts Holds Tanga Port In German East Africa
London July 15 Gen Smuts in command of the British forces in German East Africa had occupied Tanga with only light German resistance. Tanga is the second most important coast port and the terminus of a railroad the Germans began building inland at the outbreak of the war, with a couple hundred miles completed.
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London
Smuts
German East Africa
Tanga
War Office
German Eastfrica
Eight German trawlers sunk near English coast
Berlin reports through Overseas News Agency that between July 4 and 6 German forces sank eight trawlers off the English coast. Vessels named include Queen Bee Ann Anderson Watchful Petuna Newark Castle and others, with several crew members reportedly rescued after warnings.
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Sayville
Ger
Save
Ann Anderson
Newark Castle
Arabs Capture Kunfuda and fort on Red Sea
Arabs have captured the town of Kunfuda in Arabia and seized the fort there. A London dispatch dated June 22 reports a serious uprising against the Turks in Arabia. Kunfuda is a Red Sea port about 200 miles south of Jiddeh.
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Cairo
Egypt
Kunfuda
Arabia
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Jiddeh
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